The first St Andrews Sustainability Summit is happening on Friday, 13th September 2024, from 14:00-17:30 at Upper and Lower College Hall. Join to learn about the University of St Andrews' sustainability efforts and how you can get involved.

Have you seen NatureScot 's new Grassland Fungi Map for Scotland? ^_^ Check out this blog from NatureScot Bryophytes, Fungi and Lichens Adviser, Kat O’Brien: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2024/08/19/gra…

Had very interesting trip to Mar Lodge Estate yesterday talking all things mountain birch 🏔️ One highlight was seeing an ancient Scots pine dating back to 1477 AD! It was also remarkable to see the extent of natural regen coming through both high and low 🌲🌳

Fantastic day on Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS for a #MountainBirch fieldtrip focused on #paleoecology with St Andrews Geography & SD. What can the past & present tell us about the potential extent of #mountain #woodland that we could support in the future if we remove the pressure of overgrazing?

The Dwarf Birch (Betula nana) at Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS is absolutely stunning! It's blowing my mind just how it can grow tall & vigorous as part of an upland dwarf-shrub & #mountain #woodland mosaic in Scotland. If we reduce grazing pressure on a landscape-scale, these are the results! 🤩

Some very tantalising early images of #upland tree #regeneration occurring at c.500m altitude high on the open hill at #Corrour, even far from local seed sources. Spot the young #Birch & #Willow coming through the heather! 😍🤗 Left = 2018; right = 2024 📷 by 3E Services

Nascent pine and juniper montane woodland at 700m altitude in an autumnal Coire Etchachan today. Possible translation for Coire Etchachan is the juniper coire, but Adam Watson wasn’t certain of the translation ⁦Mountain Woodland Action Group⁩

This week we hosted an engagement event at #Corrour for Loch Abar Mòr, a burgeoning partnership in west Scotland embarking on #nature #restoration at landscape-scale in which people & wildlife can thrive. #Venison was absolutely on the menu! #NatureRichLochaber SCOTLAND: The Big Picture

Spent most of this week in Glen Derry monitoring the returning montane woodland. Finally a patch of nice weather and a great place to spend it in!

Lovely afternoon walking up through the restored altitudinal #treeline at #NTSBenLawers National Trust for Scotland & visiting the local #mountain #woodland beaver dam. Common Hawker dragonflies (Aeshna juncea) were enjoying the new #beaver #wetland habitat! #restoration #mountainwoodland

Super excited to announce that the latest issue of the #Mountain #Woodland Action Group #publication Scrubbers' Bulletin No.16 is now available! Packed with on-the-ground #restoration achievements, #research, & uplifting biodiversity news! 🤩 Read it here: msag.org.uk/publications.h…

Brilliant new edition of the Mountain Woodland Action Group's publication Scrubbers' is available to read now, including a lovely article by Lynn Cassells about the #CairngormsConnect Tree Nursery community and many great stories of restoration work by our friends and neighbours.

Ecstatic that my next #research #paper (a big review) is #ACCEPTED for #publication! The content's been part of my life for 14+ years, & the culmination of huge efforts by many inspirational ecologists & #restoration practitioners for much longer. I can't wait to share it! 🤩🥳🤗

Out this week monitoring the montane willows which we planted in upper Glen Derry & Coire Etchachan in 2021. Pleased to say that the survival of the willows remains high with over 90% of the willows from the 330 that we monitor still alive and well. #rewilding SCOTLAND: The Big Picture

I recently completed a project for NatureScot mapping relict & #restored #mountain #woodland across Scotland, covering 18,538 data points & 10,844ha. Read more & find open data download links in my Mountain Woodland Action Group Scrubbers' Bulletin article here: researchgate.net/publication/38…

Huge thanks Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS team for sharing with us the >2k hectares of natural regeneration your commitment & hard work have created. Brilliant to hear how adaptive management esp deer management is paying off. An inspiration & a special place! National Trust for Scotland shaila rao Andrew Painting

A new #dragonfly species, Northern Emerald, has been discovered breeding at our #conservation bog pools on #Corrour! Daniele from Perthshire Wildlife & the BDS Scotland team found the larva together with those of 7 other species including Azure Hawker!🤩#TeamDragonfly British Dragonfly Society

📢Today we announce "#Corrour X University of St Andrews": a historic 100-year partnership tackling the nature & climate emergency while delivering pioneering #research, innovation, #sustainability & ecological integrity! University of St Andrews Watch our film: youtube.com/watch?v=78mhN2…

#Corrour is so excited to be collaborating with University of St Andrews to tackle the climate emergency on our living #research site! We're creating opportunities for #science & #learning by investing in #sustainable land management. Read more here: news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/living…